Oxybelus sp.

Dollfuss, H., 2008, The Crabronid Wasps of the Genera Oxybelus LATREILLE 1796 and Brimocelus ARNOLD 1927 of " Biologiezentrum Linz " Collection in Linz, Austria (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 463-505 : 503-504

Oxybelus sp. 14 (17)

: 4-5 mm. Black. Whitish are: mandibles (apices dark red), pronotum and pronotallobes, axilliar sclerite, two lateral spots on scutellum, metanotum, posterior margin of lateral parts of scutellum and metanotum, bands on tergites I-VI, tergite VII (in some specimens reddish), large spots on femora and tibiae nearly complete. Scapus black (in some specimens anterior whitish), flagellum brown. Frons with silver pubescense directed downwards. Tergites posteriorly with distinct silver pubescense. Mesonotum polished and sparsely punctate, distance of dots 1-2 ✕ their diameter. Mesopleuron sparsely punctate with some longitudinal carinae. Anterior margin of clypeus blunt tridentate with short median carina. Tergites sparsely punctate. sternite II sparsely shallowly punctate and with microsculpture. Squama simple and hyalin. Mucro long, narrow parallel, hyalin, inner part whitish and apical rounded. Fore tarsal comb long.

These males may belong to the females of Oxybelus sp. 11.

M o n g o l i a 13, Övörkhangay, 137 km NE Arvaykheer , 47°20’N 103°40.5’E, 1250m, 26.VII.2004, leg. Kadlecova & J. Halada ; 2, Övörkhangay, 159 km SW Arvaykheer , 45°11’N 101°26’E, 1250m, 5.VII.2004, leg. J. Halada ; 2, Bayankhongor, 75 km S Bayankhongor, 45°20’N 100°48.5’E, 1330m, 8.VII.2004, leg. J. Halada.